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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2251.
TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH MARCH, 2015.
SIMPLIFICATION OF RULES FOR ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ CAMPAIGN
2251.
SHRI SANJAY DATTATRAYA KAKADE:
Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:
(a)
whether it is a fact that Government is simplifying certain rules to make the 'Make in
India' campaign a success;
(b)
if so, the details thereof; and
(c)
whether Government is aware of the fact that ‘Make in India’ campaign would have an
adverse impact on our environment and if so, the manner in which Government would
deal with its impact?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Government has undertaken a series of measures to improve Ease of
Doing Business in India. These are:
(1)
14 Government of India services cutting across Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion, Employee’s State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Employees’
Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT),
Reserve bank of India and Department of Corporate Affairs have been
integrated with the eBiz portal.
(2)
For trading across borders the requirement of forms has been brought down to
three.
(3)
A large number of components of Defence Products’ list have been excluded
from the purview of Industrial Licensing.
(4)
Dual use items, having military as well as civilian applications (unless
classifieds as defence items) have been excluded from requirement of
Industrial Licence from Defence angle.
(5)
The application process for Industrial Licence and Industrial Entrepreneur’s
Memorandum has been made easy by simplifying the form and making the
processes online 24x7.
(6)
The validity period of Industrial Licence and security clearance from Ministry of
Home Affairs has been increased.
(7)
The process of registration with Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation and
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation has been made on line and real-time.
(8)
The process of obtaining environment and forest clearances has been made
online.
(9)
Partial commencement of production is being treated as commencement of
production of all the items included in the licence.
(10) A unified portal for Registration of Units for LIN, Reporting of Inspection,
Submission of returns & Grievance Redressal has been launched by the
Ministry of Labour & Employment.
(11) The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion has advised Ministries and
State Governments to simplify and rationalize the regulatory environment
through business process reengineering and use of information technology.
(c):
The Government is pursuing a policy of Zero effect - Zero defect with the objective of
having an innovative and sustainable strategy of manufacturing and growth. With
this objective the Quality Council of India (QCI) aims to cover one million MSMEs
within the next five years through a ‘Maturity Model’ named ZED (Zero effect Zero
defect). It will guide MSMEs to focus on Enablers which can ensure a product or
service with zero defect and minimal effect on environment.
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